Corporate PAC · CA

East West Bancorp, Inc Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00725184.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

83% of the $29K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 83%Helps Republicans 17%

Backs

  1. Judy ChuDemocrat$5,000
  2. Thien HoDemocrat$5,000
  3. Derek TranDemocrat$5,000
  4. Adam B. SchiffDemocrat$3,500
  5. Tammy DuckworthDemocrat$3,300

Run by Denise Luu (treasurer) · Stephen J. Kaufman (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Pasadena, CA1
Registered
October 31, 20192

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Denise Luu2
Custodian of records
Stephen J. Kaufman Counsel2
Affiliated with
East West Bancorp, Inc.2

Who funds it

It reported raising $94K: $94K from individuals and $0 from other committees.5

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $66K from 774 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 11% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: California $60K, Texas $4,284, New York $1,4767

Where its donors work7

East West Bank773 gifts$63,409
East West Bancorp1 gifts$2,500

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through September 30, 2026.3

Raised$94K
Spent$72K
Cash on hand$194K
Given to candidates and committees$71K
  • From individuals $94K

Who it gives to

9 candidates, $29K in direct gifts.4

Judy Chu DemocratU.S. House, California 28th District (2026)$5,000
Thien Ho DemocratU.S. House, California 6th District (2026)$5,000
Derek Tran DemocratU.S. House, California 45th District (2026)$5,000
Adam B. Schiff DemocratU.S. Senate, California (2030)$3,500
Tammy Duckworth DemocratU.S. Senate, Illinois (2028)$3,300
J. French Hill RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 2nd District (2026)$2,500
Andy Barr RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kentucky (2026)$2,500
Mark Takano DemocratU.S. House, California 39th District (2026)$1,000
Brad Sherman DemocratU.S. House, California 32nd District (2026)$1,000

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: East West Bancorp, Inc Political Action Committee (C00725184)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00725184/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): East West Bancorp, Inc Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00725184/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: East West Bancorp, Inc Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00725184/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from East West Bancorp, Inc Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00725184&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of East West Bancorp, Inc Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00725184&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to East West Bancorp, Inc Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00725184&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026